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Prime Minister's Office
PM condoles the demise of senior journalist Shesh Narayan Singh
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed grief over the death of the senior journalist Shri Shesh Narayan Singh ji.
The Prime Minister said that he will always be remembered for his significant contribution to the world of journalism. Shri Modi conveyed his condolences to the family.
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Details of number of pharmaceutical drug manufacturers in States/UTs
As per Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation , the details of number of pharmaceutical drug manufacturers, State/UT-wise, in the country as on 29-05-2020 are as given below.
Number of Pharmaceutical Units present in States and UTs as on 29-05-2020
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S.No.
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Name of the State/UTs
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No. of Pharma Units
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-
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Andhra Pradesh
|
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261
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|
-
|
|
Arunachal Pradesh
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NIL
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|
-
|
|
Assam
|
|
25
|
|
-
|
|
Bihar
|
|
89
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|
-
|
|
Chhattisgarh
|
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31
|
|
-
|
|
Goa
|
|
51
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|
-
|
|
Gujarat
|
|
3332
|
|
-
|
|
Haryana
|
|
31
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|
-
|
|
Himachal Pradesh
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|
555
|
|
-
|
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
|
55
|
|
-
|
|
Jharkhand
|
|
44
|
|
-
|
|
Karnataka
|
|
376
|
|
-
|
|
Kerala
|
|
100
|
|
-
|
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
|
267
|
|
-
|
|
Maharashtra
|
|
929
|
|
-
|
|
Manipur
|
|
NIL
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|
-
|
|
Meghalaya
|
|
NIL
|
|
-
|
|
Mizoram
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|
NIL
|
|
-
|
|
Nagaland
|
|
NIL
|
|
-
|
|
Odisha
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|
18
|
|
-
|
|
Punjab
|
|
156
|
|
-
|
|
Rajasthan
|
|
128
|
|
-
|
|
Sikkim
|
|
45
|
|
-
|
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
514
|
|
-
|
|
Telangana
|
|
523
|
|
-
|
|
Tripura
|
|
6
|
|
-
|
|
Uttarakhand
|
|
220
|
|
-
|
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
408
|
|
-
|
|
West Bengal
|
|
180
|
|
-
|
|
Pondicherry
|
|
86
|
|
-
|
|
Andaman & Nicobar Island
|
|
NIL
|
|
-
|
|
Chandigarh
|
|
5
|
|
-
|
|
Delhi
|
|
63
|
|
-
|
|
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
|
|
34
|
|
-
|
|
Lakshadweep
|
|
NIL
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
8532
The manufacture for sale of any drug in the country is regulated under the provisions of Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940 and Rules, 1945 there under. Licenses for manufacture of sale are granted by the State Licensing Authorities  appointed by respective State Governments.
The information was given by the Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Shri Mansukh Mandaviya in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
Iconic Week Celebrations of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav  of Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs 
To celebrate and commemorate the 75 years of Independence and as India enters into the Amrit Kaal, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs is celebrating the Iconic Week of Azaadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav  from 30.05.2022 to 05.06.2022. As part of the iconic week celebrations, the Ministry is giving wide-spread publicity to the 'Video - Tutorial of Youth Parliament '. The tutorial seeks to showcase the noble ideals of Youth Parliament like encouraging tolerance of divergent views, addressing problems by debating and discussing, etc. with a view to strengthen the roots of our democracy and spread democratic ethos among our student community to familiarise them with the Parliamentary procedures and functioning. The tutorial also carries the message of AKAM.
The video-tutorial is being telecast on Sansad TV for wider viewership as per the following schedule:-
Premiere - At 10 a.m on 30.05.2022
First repeat telecast - At 2 p.m on 02.06.2022
Second repeat telecast - At 6 p.m on 05.06.2022
The video-tutorial has also been hosted on the YouTube channel of National Youth Parliament Scheme  of the Ministry and can be accessed at https://youtu.be/ut32HqVbHeg .
Besides the above, some schools are also being scheduled to perform their youth parliaments during the week.
National eVidhan Application  a Mission Mode Project for Digital Legislatures aims to transform the working of all Legislatures paperless during Amrit Kaal. NeVA which has been developed on the principle of ‘One Nation- One Application’ will enable all the Legislatures to transact entire government business on this single platform in digital mode including interaction with the government Departments. NeVA could be accessed at https://www.neva.gov.in and it’s mobile App is freely available at Play Store & App Store.
During the icon week, as a capacity building measure, CPMU, NeVA in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs would be conducting two days training for officials of the Legislatures through virtual mode on 2nd& 3rd June, 2022. Link for joining the virtual training would be available at the portal and mobile App as well.
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today interacted with CEOs representing the top companies engaged in the food processing and related sectors across the world. The interaction was part of the ongoing World Food India event.
Leading CEOs and officials from Amazon , Amway, Britannia Industries, Cargill Asia Pacific, Coca-Cola India, Danfoss, Future Group, GlaxoSmithKline, Ise Foods, ITC, Kikkoman, LuLu Group, McCain, Metro Cash & Carry, Mondelez International, Nestle, OSI Group, PepsiCo India, Sealed Air, Sharaf Group, Spar International, The Hain Celestial Group, The Hershey Company, Trent Ltd, and Walmart India were present at the meeting.
Smt Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Minister for Food Processing Industries, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, Minister of State for Food Processing Industries, and senior officials from the Union Government were also present.
Various CEOs complimented the Prime Minister on the massive improvement in India’s rank in the recent World Bank Doing Business Report. Many CEOs said that they were inspired by the Prime Minister's vision of doubling farm incomes, and the pace and progress of economic reforms over the last three years under his leadership. They especially appreciated the structural reforms and bold initiatives such as GST and the liberalization of the FDI regime.
The participants stressed that the food processing sector is vital for raising farm productivity, food and nutrition security, creating jobs, and adding value to agricultural produce. The CEOs presented an overview of their engagement and initiatives for inclusive growth in India’s food processing, agriculture, logistics, and retail sectors. They showed keen interest in opportunities that exist, for strengthening the post-harvest infrastructure. They reaffirmed their commitment to be a part of India’s growth story.
Thanking the CEOs for sharing their views, the Prime Minister said that their observations indicate tremendous enthusiasm, about India. The Prime Minister appreciated the focused suggestions made by the CEOs.
The Prime Minister welcomed the measures being taken by the participants in raising agricultural productivity and farmers’ incomes. In particular, he said that India's rising middle class, and the policy-driven initiatives of the Government, are opening up several win-win opportunities for all stakeholders in the food processing ecosystem. The Prime Minister underlined the Union Government's resolve to reduce input costs for the farmer, and eliminate losses due to wastage of farm produce. He invited the global CEOs for a deeper and more productive engagement with India.
Earlier, Smt Harsimrat Kaur Badal spoke briefly about Government policies to promote investments in the food processing sector.
Cabinet
Cabinet approves Auction of spectrum
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has approved a proposal of the Department of Telecommunications to conduct spectrum auction through which spectrum will be assigned to the successful bidders for providing commercial mobile services.
The auction will be for spectrum in 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, 2300 MHz and 2500 MHz frequency bands. Spectrum will be offered for assignment for validity period of 20 years. A total of 2251.25 MHz is being offered with total valuation of Rs. 3,92,332.70 crore .
By winning right to use spectrum through the auction, incumbent telecom service providers will be able to augment their network capacity whereas new players will be able to start their services.
In the auction, bidders will have to comply with parameters/conditions e.g. block size in which bidders will be able to submit their bids, spectrum cap i.e. the maximum amount of spectrum that can be held by each bidder after the completion of the auction, roll-out obligations, payment terms etc.
Successful bidders may pay entire bid amount in one go  or may exercise an option to pay a certain amount  upfront and remaining amount in a maximum up to 16 equated annual instalments, after a moratorium of two years.
In addition to the bid amount, successful bidders will also have to pay 3% of the Adjusted Gross Revenue  excluding wireline services as spectrum usage charges for the spectrum won through this auction.
Spectrum auction is a transparent process of spectrum assignment to successful bidders. Sufficient spectrum availability increases the quality of telecom services for the consumers.
It is relevant that the Telecom Sector today is a key infrastructure provider with strong linkages with economic growth, direct and indirect employment generation and expansion of Digital India. Hence the above decision of the Cabinet is expected to have a salutary impact on all the aspects.
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Progress of area coverage under summer crops
The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’Welfare has released progress of area coverage under Summer crops as on 19th May 2023.
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Sl.
No.
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Crops
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Area Sown
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Current Year 2023
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Last Year 2022
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1
|
|
Rice
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|
28.07
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|
30.28
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|
2
|
|
Pulses
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|
19.81
|
|
19.09
|
|
a
|
|
Greengram
|
|
16.33
|
|
15.56
|
|
b
|
|
Blackgram
|
|
3.25
|
|
3.24
|
|
c
|
|
Other Pulses
|
|
0.23
|
|
0.28
|
|
3
|
|
Shri Anna -cum -Coarse Cereals
|
|
11.93
|
|
11.54
|
|
a
|
|
Jowar
|
|
0.26
|
|
0.21
|
|
b
|
|
Bajra
|
|
4.74
|
|
3.98
|
|
c
|
|
Ragi
|
|
0.14
|
|
0.20
|
|
d
|
|
Maize
|
|
6.78
|
|
7.14
|
|
4
|
|
Oilseeds
|
|
10.17
|
|
11.02
|
|
a
|
|
Groundnut
|
|
4.94
|
|
5.46
|
|
b
|
|
Sunflower
|
|
0.32
|
|
0.31
|
|
c
|
|
Sesamum
|
|
4.61
|
|
4.51
|
|
d
|
|
Other Oilseeds
|
|
0.31
|
|
0.74
|
|
Total
|
|
69.97
|
|
71.92
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
The Domain shows a glimpse of the Portuguese society before and after the Carnation revolution: Actor Joao Pedro Mamede
Panaji, January 22, 2021
"The Domain / A Herdade took about 10 years to make. Through the intimate view of a family, it shows a glimpse of the Portuguese society before and after the Carnation revolution that ended the dictatorship we were living in. It is a very special film for us the makers. The movie portrays the reality of certain families which existed in South Portugal. The idea came from a very deep desire of producer Paulo Branco to make a movie on an imperfect character.”
These were words by Actor Joao Pedro Mamede while addressing a press conference today, January 22, 2021 at the 51st International Film Festival of India, in Panaji, Goa. The film was officially selected to Venice Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival and is Portugal’s official entry for the Oscars. The film had its Indian Premiere at IFFI 51 yesterday, in the International Competition category.
Directed by Tiago Guedes, the film chronicles the story of a family which owns one of the largest estates in Europe, on the south bank of the River Tagus in Portugal. It portrays the historical, political, economic and social life of Portugal since the 1940s, right from the Carnation Revolution to the present day. Noted Portugese actor Albano Geronimo has played the leading role of João Fernandes.
“The movie begins in 1945, the revolution happens in 1970 and the film goes on till 1990s. The location of the movie is in a real estate.” said Mamede
When asked about Portugal’s colonial regime in Goa and the Goa - Portugal connection, Mamede said: “Our Prime Minister has his roots in Goa. I don’t know much about the colonial history. But I understand that there is a great Portuguese influence on Goan architecture.” He added that he really wants to know more about the history. “There is a big past to walk in terms of colonial history of both countries”.
The Carnation Revolution is the 1974 military coup in Lisbon which led to the fall of the Estado Novo regime, and led eventually to a series of events resulting in a democratic Portugal.
Ministry of Defence
INDIAN NAVY AND IIM NAGPUR JOINT COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS IN NICHE MANAGEMENT DOMAINS
Indian Navy and IIM Nagpur signed an MoU on 13 Oct 2022 to explore Opportunities to train, up-skill and re-skill Armed Forces Personnel, Indian Navy personnel in particular, in emerging areas of Business Management, Financial Management, Block Chain, Project Management, Strategic Management, Digital Marketing, Supply chain, Logistic management and research.
This will facilitate career enhancement/ progression of Serving Personnel and up skill retiring officers to meet industry requirement. A Naval Headquarters team will shortly visit llM Nagpur to custom design executive education programmes to meet specific requirements of the Navy. This MoU will also facilitate reciprocal visits by Indian Navy and IIM Nagpur personnel to respective organisations.
Speaking on the occasion Dr Bhimaraya Ambanna Metri, Director IIM Nagpur, said that IlM Nagpur will jointly collaborate with the Indian Navy to design a bouquet of on-campus/ off-campus program / workshop in areas of mutual interest involving the faculty & participants of full-time IIM program & Research Scholars to find innovative solutions to assist Indian Navy in realising its dream of being Aatma Nirbhar.
Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, the Chief of Personnel Indian Navy speaking on the occasion said that the Indian Navy and Armed Forces are looking forward to see the end results that the Joint Collaborative efforts will bring out in the near future and vistas of opportunities that this MoU will open for Armed Forces personnel in general and Indian Navy personnel in particular. He added that with conclusion of this MoU, the personnel of the Indian Navy will maintain their connect with the zenith end of Academia to keep Indian Navy well aware of the latest happenings in the civil world.
Department of Atomic Energy
Contract to Supply Uranium Ore Concentrates
India has signed a long term contract with Uzbekistan on 18.01.2019 for supply of 1100 MTU of natural uranium ore concentrates during the years 2022 to 2026.
India has entered into similar agreements with overseas suppliers from various countries like Canada, Kazakhstan and France for the supply of Uranium Ore.
This information was provided by the Union Minister of State  Development of North-Eastern Region , MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Finance
DRI seizes 23.34 kg smuggled foreign gold worth Rs. 14.43 crore in Chennai, 2 pax held
In two separate operations conducted this week, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence  has seized 23.34 kg smuggled foreign gold valued at Rs. 14.43 crore through Chennai International Airport and foiled an attempt to smuggle foreign gold into the country.
The operation was conducted on 8th May 2023, the DRI officers developed intelligence that a passenger, who arrived at Chennai international airport from Dubai through Colombo, was carrying huge quantities of foreign-origin smuggled gold and was on his way to his residence in Chennai.
Accordingly, he was intercepted while he was getting down from an auto rickshaw near his residence. Examination of the person led to the recovery of gold in paste form concealed in various knee caps worn by him and in specially made pouches in his pants. After extraction, 13.28 kg of gold totally valued at 8.28 crore was recovered and seized.
In another operation conducted on 11th May 2023, the DRI officers intercepted a Sri Lankan national arriving from Colombo at Chennai international Airport. On examination of the hand baggage of the passenger, gold in paste form was found concealed inside 8 chocolate packets. Melting of the paste resulted in the recovery of gold weighing 10.06 kg valued at Rs 6.15 crore.
Both the persons have been arrested and remanded to judicial custody.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
States Barring CBI Investigation
The following States have withdrawn General Consent under section 6 of Delhi Special Police Establishment Act , 1946, previously granted to DSPE :-
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S. N.
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Name of the States
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Date of withdrawal of consent by the State
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1
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Mizoram
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17.07.2015
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2
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West Bengal
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16.11.2018
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3
|
|
Chhattisgarh
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10.01.2019
|
|
4
|
|
Rajasthan
|
|
19.07.2020
|
|
5
|
|
Maharashtra
|
|
21.10.2020
|
|
6
|
|
Kerala
|
|
04.11.2020
|
|
7
|
|
Jharkhand
|
|
05.11.2020
|
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8
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|
Punjab
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06.11.2020
Investigation can be initiated by CBI into FIRs registered/filed with local Police with the consent of the State Government concerned and after due notification by the Central Government extending powers and jurisdiction of the officers of CBI to areas in the State concerned. Further, Investigation may be initiated by CBI on the specific directions of a Constitutional Court.
During the years 2016 to 2020, searches  were conducted by CBI in the premises of 42  public representatives, year-wise break-up of which is as under:-
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Year
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|
Number of public representatives whose premises were searched 
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2016
|
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03
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|
2017
|
|
14
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|
2018
|
|
05
|
|
2019
|
|
09
|
|
2020
|
|
11
|
|
Total
|
|
42
This information was provided by the Union Minister of State  Development of North-Eastern Region , MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh in written reply to questions in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Finance
Maharashtra GST busts fake ITC racket
Operator of three firms arrested for fake bills worth Rs.231.49 cr.
Mumbai : 4 August, 2022
Maharashtra Goods & Service Tax Department has arrested Mr. Brijesh Vanitlal Shah, age- 48, operator of M/s. Om Impex and two other firms, on 04.08.2022 under the special investigation operation carried out against tax evading firms.
An investigation visit was conducted at the place of business of M/s. Om Impex. During preliminary investigation it was found that M/s. Om Impex and two other firms viz. M/s Brijeshwari Enterprises and M/s Chetna Metals LLP have availed Input Tax Credit  of Rs.41.67 cr. from suspected non-genuine tax payers by means of fake bills worth Rs.231.49 cr.
Metropolitan Magistrate Court has remanded Mr. Brijesh Vanitlal Shah to 14 days judicial custody. The operation was conducted under the guidance of Mr. Rahul Dwivedi , Joint Commissioner of State Tax, Investigation-A, Mumbai and Mr. Nilkanth Ghogare, Deputy Commissioner of State Tax and led by the Assistant Commissioner of State Tax Mr. Santoshkumar Rajput along with Mr. Amol Suryawanshi and Mrs. Leena Kale.
With this, the State GST department has made thirty arrests in the current financial year. Given the comprehensive analytical tools and the inter-departmental coordination state GST has been deploying, this number is further going to increase thereby giving strong signal to the fraudsters and strengthening its drive against such people.

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Envoys of four nations present credentials to President of India through video conference
The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, accepted credentials from Ambassador/High Commissioner from the Republic of Fiji, Dominican Republic, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Cooperative Republic of Guyana today  in a virtual ceremony. Those who presented their credentials were:
1. H.E. Mr. Kamlesh Shashi Prakash, High Commissioner of the Republic of Fiji
2. H.E. Mr. David Emmanuel Puig Buchel, Ambassador of the Dominican Republic
3. H.E. Mr. Farid Mamundzay, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
4. H.E. Mr. Charrandass Persaud, High Commissioner of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana
Speaking on the occasion, the President conveyed his good wishes to the envoys on their appointment. He said that India enjoys warm and friendly relations with all these four countries and that our ties were deeply rooted in a common vision of peace and prosperity. He also thanked their Governments for supporting India’s candidature for the non-permanent seat of UN Security Council for the term 2021-22.
President Kovind noted that India has been at the forefront in the global efforts to forge a decisive and coordinated response to the COVID-19 to ensure our collective health and economic well-being. He further stated that under Government of India’s Vaccine Maitri initiative, highly affordable vaccines made in India have already reached several countries, re-enforcing our reputation as "Pharmacy of the World”.
In their remarks, the Ambassadors/High Commissioners highlighted the excellent relations their countries share with India and conveyed the resolve of their leaderships to take them further. Ambassadors/High Commissioners also thanked the Government of India for their continued development assistance and support in capacity-building across diverse areas.
They also expressed their gratitude to India for its humanitarian gesture of supplying COVID-19 vaccines to their countries.